© EIPA 2004 - ALH - slide 1 Innovative Practices in Developing Local Capacities to Apply and Manage EU Funds: The cases of Styria (A) and Scotland (UK)

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1 © EIPA 2004 - ALH - slide 1 Innovative Practices in Developing Local Capacities to Apply and Manage EU Funds: The cases of Styria (A) and Scotland (UK) Alexander Heichlinger Senior Lecturer & Project Leader European Institute of Public Administration- European Centre of the Regions (EIPA-ECR), Barcelona UNDP Seminar, Skopje, 1-3 December 2004

2 © EIPA 2004 - ALH - slide 2 The Scottish Structural Funds Organization Innovative Practices Objective-2-Partnership Scottish European Structural Fund Forum Structural Fund Liaison Group West of Scotland PME Advisory Group Scottish Executive Finance and Central Services Department Objective 3 Partnershi p Highlands & Islands South of Scotland East of Scotland

3 © EIPA 2004 - ALH - slide 3 Innovative Practices Key Features in Scotland: -Principle of partnership at the centre of Scottish politics and management as well as a pragmatic approach in relation to the administrative co- ordination processes; -Very decentralized implementation, but with a holistic and strategic supervision; -Strong public-private partnership (e.g. PMEs as private organizations);

4 © EIPA 2004 - ALH - slide 4 Explanations of signs: Membership of a Gremium (working group) Close cooperation Landwirtschaftskammer, Wirtschaftskammer, Arbeiterkammer etc. Landesrat Landeshauptmann Landesrat Wirtschaftsressort LEADER, INTERREG Landesrat Referat für Landwirtschaft (Rechtsabteilung 8) Referat EU-Koordinationsstelle Referat Europaabteilung Koordination Regionalpolitik Steiermark-Haus in Brüssel Referat für Wirtschaftspolitik Referat für Landesentwick- lung und Raumplannung EFRE-Abwicklungsinstitution EU-Regional- managementstellen Arbeitsgruppe Regionalpolitk Organigram of the Styrian European Administration Innovative Practices

5 © EIPA 2004 - ALH - slide 5 Innovative Practices Key Features in Styria: -Decentralized structure and informal coordination mechanisms; -One-stop-shop principle in the implementation of funds and community initiatives; -The 7 regional management agencies as cross-sections for local and regional authorities;